| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-11 | Kissimmee | Fl | AMPRO, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee and co-workers were replacing the existing HID parking lot fixtures with new LED fixtures. During the process of removing the existing fixtures, the lighting circuits were energized by a photocell. The employee attempted to strip wiring to make the electrical connections for the new fixtures when they were electrocuted, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Hominy | Ok | MidCon Energy | Nonclassifiable | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| A three-person crew was unloading pipe. Two crew members were outside of the truck handling the pipe on the rack. They loaded the three joints of pipe and moved to load the polish rod. One end of the rod was stuck into the ground so they picked up the opposite end and stood the 22' rod into the air to lay it down. The rod contacted a live, overhead electrical line and the two employees were electrocuted. Both employees also sustained electrical burns. | |||||
| 2021-05-26 | Mckinney | Tx | Rudy Mora LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was performing masonry work on a residential home while working on a scaffold near an overhead powerline. The employee was electrocuted by the powerline and suffered injuries that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-08-24 | Fairlawn | Oh | The Village of St. Edward | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was changing out the capacitor on the blower motor of a heat pump. After the swap out, he turned the power back on, but the blower motor was not working. He reached under the unit and disconnected the 277-volt power. The employee was then electrocuted and dropped to the floor. | |||||
| 2020-07-07 | Houston | Tx | Elite Power LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was performing remodeling work at a school. The employee turned off the breaker. He was standing on an 8-foot ladder and started stripping a wire, when he was electrocuted. He sustained burns on the right index finger and left middle finger. He also fell off the ladder and sustained a fracture to the head and twisted his back. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Tampa | Florida | TRANSCORE ITS, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was attempting to cut a small piece of tape that was taped around multiple wires with a splicing knife when he was shocked/electrocuted. His entire right arm tensed up all the way up to his shoulder, causing him to drop his splicing knife. | |||||
| 2019-09-14 | Bedford | Texas | Jose Aguilar | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrocuted while using a chipping hammer. | |||||
| 2019-08-05 | Sunny Isles Beach | Florida | JORDAN HIGH VOLTAGE INC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was working on a 7.6 kV electrical switch gear panel to add a new cable. The employee was electrocuted and sustained burns to both feet and the right hand. | |||||
| 2019-07-25 | Bellefonte | Pennsylvania | First Energy | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was removing an old meter face. When he attempted to restore power an arc flash occurred. He was electrocuted and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Saint Amant | Louisiana | Premiere South Roofing and Sheet Metal | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was moving an extension ladder from a house in order to load it back onto a truck. The ladder either made contact with an electric line or the electricity arced to the ladder and electrocuted the employee. | |||||
| 2018-08-29 | Port Neches | Texas | Sterling Shipyard, LP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
| An employee was performing MIG welding on the bottom outside part of a vessel when the employee appeared to be electrocuted, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-02-06 | Sandy Springs | Georgia | Life Time Fitness | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrocuted while repairing a steam generator. The energy isolating device (LO/TO) for the machine was not used at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-09-23 | Orla | Texas | Monahans Nipple Up | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was working on a rig site when a thunderstorm struck the area. Because of extremely high winds, the rig was shut down and everyone was told to go to the muster area. A trailer turned over on its side and struck an electrical line at the muster area, energizing the trailer. When the employee reached the muster point, he contacted the trailer and was electrocuted, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-15 | Denham Springs | Louisiana | Perfect Finish Concrete, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| While near a power line, an employee was holding the hose from the pump truck. He was electrocuted and received burns and internal injuries. | |||||
| 2017-07-12 | Topeka | Kansas | Clear View Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was using a 30-foot water fed pole to clean windows. The pole hit a power line and the employee was electrocuted. | |||||
| 2017-06-24 | Dover | Delaware | Bayhealth | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrocuted while working on an actuator, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Metairie | Louisiana | Hard Rock Construction | Arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was operating an excavator machine approximately four feet from an above ground power line when the power line arced out and electrocuted the employee who suffered second degree burns on the right arm and a broken wrist. | |||||
| 2016-08-19 | Mulvane | Kansas | Accessible Home Health, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| On 08/19/2016, at 11:30 p.m., an employee was helping a patient during flood conditions within the home. The employee was electrocuted when an energized item fell off a dresser into the waist-high water, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-28 | South Beloit | Illinois | Winnebago Foundry | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrocuted while attempting to change a fuse in the electrical panel. | |||||
| 2016-07-24 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was shutting down a breaker when he contacted a 227-volt live wire and was electrocuted. | |||||
| 2016-04-14 | Riviera | Texas | Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| On 4-14-2016, at 12:15 p.m., two employees were dispatched to trench, lay cable, and connect service to an underground pedestal. During the installation, the first employee fell on the second employee, who was preparing the wire to be installed in the pedestal's energized bar. The first employee's left arm made contact with the energized 120-volt bar and was electrocuted. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-09-17 | Laredo | Texas | JAMES POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Two employees were replacing a high voltage single power line between two poles. One employee, was electrocuted at approximately at 08:15 AM and received third degree electrical burns on the right arm and back side. | |||||
| 2015-06-13 | Mount Sterling | Ohio | Showa Aluminum Corp of America | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee checking an electrical panel came into contact with a live wire and was electrocuted. | |||||
| 2015-04-16 | Clinton | Louisiana | Bailey Cable TV, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee performing a cable installation at the pole using a ladder was electrocuted and fell 20 feet to the ground. The employee was working alone at the time and was responsive when emergency response transported him to the hospital. | |||||